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Meaning of roof

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roof

Pronunciation:/ɹuːf//ɹuːf//ɹuːf/

noun

Definitions

  1. The external covering at the top of a building.

    Example: The roof was blown off by the tornado.

  2. The top external level of a building.

    Example: Let's go up to the roof.

  3. The upper part of a cavity.

    Example: The palate is the roof of the mouth.

  4. The surface or bed of rock immediately overlying a bed of coal or a flat vein.

roof

Pronunciation:/ɹuːf//ɹuːf//ɹuːf/

verb

Definitions

  1. To cover or furnish with a roof.

  2. To traverse buildings by walking or climbing across their roofs.

  3. To put into prison, to bird.

  4. To shelter as if under a roof.